State ups grants for hiring vets

The Patrick administration has more than doubled cash grants for employers who hire Massachusetts veterans and the long-term unemployed.

Employers can now apply for training grants of $5,000 for each hire who has been unemployed for six months or longer, or for each veteran, regardless of the length of unemployment, up to a total of $75,000 per calendar year.

"It provides an opportunity for companies to hire people even if they don't have a perfect skill set," said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Joanne F. Goldstein. "We provide the training funds."

Employers previously received no more than $2,000 per new hire, for a total of no more than $30,000 per calendar year.

Doubling those amounts provides a greater incentive for employers to hire not only the long-term unemployed, but also veterans who have an average unemployment rate of 9.9 percent, compared to 7.2 percent for civilians.

"Veterans are not only heroes for their service to our country, but they also make fantastic employees," said Secretary of Veterans Services Coleman Nee. "They have a broad range of skill sets that are readily transferable to a commercial setting."

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